Wakefield News

By NEIL ZOLOT

WAKEFIELD — The School Committee voted to participate in School Choice for high school grades, not grades 2-12 as originally proposed by Superintendent Doug Lyons, at their meeting Tuesday, May 27. “Class size could be an issue,” member Kevin Fontanella said. “The high school has space, but the elementary schools are more compressed.”

The vote was 5-1, with Chairman…

New WMHS project proves a learning experience for students

By BEN HICKEY

WAKEFIELD — A new chapter is being written in town, brick by brick. The construction of a state-of-the-art, $274 million Wakefield Memorial…

By MARK SARDELLA 

WAKEFIELD – Memorial Day 2025 got underway at 10 a.m. under bright, sunny skies as Priscilla Powers of the West Side Social Club welcomed those in attendance for the ceremonies on…

By MARK SARDELLA

WAKEFIELD — The Town Council this week authorized Town Administrator Stephen P. Maio to enter the town of Wakefield into an intermunicipal agreement with the communities of Malden, Medford, Melrose, Winchester, and Stoneham as part of the Commonwealth’s “Public Health Excellence for Shared Services” grant initiative.

Wakefield Health and Human Services Director…

By MICHELLE VISCO

WAKEFIELD — On Saturday, May 31, the town will hold a Rededication Day to honor the 123-year-old Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Upper Common. Events will be held from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on and around the…